Mautai916 V3.0 Euro-spec VET swap :)

[Mautai916]

So what am i doing this time eh ;)? Projekt: VE-T of course! I will not be boosting a VE block because im not too secure about the weak bottom end, high compression, and the 4cw crank. So i will be using a avenir block with a VE head. SO yups, another frankenstein motor! It also doesn't help that i scored a avenir W10 motor with everything attached for only $900!! :naughty: So the results of this motor? Stronger bottom end, 8 cw crank, oil cooler, and oil squirters. I will be running a W10 T25 for now untill i can get my funds rdy for something a little bigger ;)


V1.0 - Auto P10
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day15.jpg

V2.0 - 5-Sped VE 194.5hp/144tq
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day1.jpg

What sucks is that i dynoed 194hp, but found a exhaust leak on my DP.... Im sure that was worth something... :confused:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day16.jpg

V3.0 - VE-T ;)

Day 1

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day17.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day11.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day13.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day12.jpg


VET SETUP:
VE-T Hybrid. W10 bottom end + VE head
w10 turbo + stock wastegate @ 9psi
Custom IC piping. 2'' hot side, 2.25'' cold
Z32 MAF
JWT ECU
370 injectors @ 4 bar
2.5'' VRS downpipe
2.5'' VRS cat back + Magnaflow resonator/muffler
stock sr20ve cams @ 5000k activation untill dyno tuned
9 lbs Fidanza flywheel
SPEC PP
6-puck Clutchnet clutch (spung)
4 pc UR pulleys
2.5'' resonated testpipe
Walbro 190 fuel pump

[Mautai916]

reserved for updates :)

[ZoliElo]

Hope it works out well, Martin.

[junknstuff]

sweet, i just got your picture text martin, its frickin sweet! sleeper status FTW!

[trbobrk]

euro vet?

[Ericdd]

I demand pictures now :)

[Mautai916]

euro vet?

Just for clarification... its not the 20V VET. Its SR20VE+T. What i mean by euro... you will "see" ;)

[krookednose7]

omg....cant wait to see more.....

[onedeathburger]

see more? did I miss something?

[P11Gdub]

the mad scientist at work. i might have to make the 2 hour drive to conduct some ninja recon. :bandit:

LMK if you need a long haired babe to sit shotgun, and grip the hell out of the "oh shit" handle. :scream:

[djchris]

I swapped out my 1999 G20Tengine for an engine from a sentra like 7 months ago and it runns fine.same sr20de just have parts in different places.

[miamig20]

Dont make me put the wheres the picture..... ahhh forget it here you go
:PICS!:

[junknstuff]

I swapped out my 1999 G20Tengine for an engine from a sentra like 7 months ago and it runns fine.same sr20de just have parts in different places.

:zoinks:

[trbobrk]

Just for clarification... its not the 20V VET. Its SR20VE+T. What i mean by euro... you will "see" ;)

KKK?

[inrev`]

at least give us a lil spoiler :D maybe a lil pic of the euro engine's valve cover ;P just enuff to satisfy !

[j-tek]

pics???..... gonna subscribe on this popcorn:

[krookednose7]

see more? did I miss something?

have you seen anything in this thread yet?

I swapped out my 1999 G20Tengine for an engine from a sentra like 7 months ago and it runns fine.same sr20de just have parts in different places.

since this is only your 2nd post, alot of ppl probably will let this slide but fyi there is an edit button at the bottom of the post that will allow you to rewrite your submission. hopefully you will use this tool to resubmit your post as something that is actually relevant to the thread topic....

[NismoG20T]

subscribe as well

[Straitup D]

nice cant wait to see that beast in action

[AzG20P11]

subscribing...

[Lu:s]

European Specialist Veterinarian?

[Loek]

So ?? What's the deal here ?

[junknstuff]

^^ suspense loek...the suspense...lol

[LilAznFishinDude]

This thing is going to be the sweetness :)

[Mautai916]

Pics updated on post 1

[daveracer]

VE-T, or VET? There's a huge difference :naughty:

EDIT: Just saw your post on page1. What turbo?

[TE's02p11G]

It's purrrrrrrrttty....

[junknstuff]

awaiting more, son

looking gooood so far!

[Zohaib]

that thing is going to be a monster...

[SuperblkStalion]

in before the lock....i mean ok martin lets let everyone in on the joke. its all photoshopped. there is no vet going it. its just a regular de motor with rod knock and a ve valve cover. :)

[Mautai916]

in before the lock....i mean ok martin lets let everyone in on the joke. its all photoshopped. there is no vet going it. its just a regular de motor with rod knock and a ve valve cover. :)

shiet....... thats not even pics of my car!! :smile:

[NismoG20T]

i can't wait to see the dyno

[SuperblkStalion]

i can't wait to see the dyno thats probably a good thing. because if you look closely to the left of the video you can see martins sneakers as he is running on the dyno to get it to spin for the full 190+whp.

[P11Gdub]

such a cock tease.

[*Knowledge*]

such a cock tease.

Agreed.

[nut180sx]

:smile::p:smile::p

[Mautai916]

DAY 2

Today me and Luis went to Venus to pick up my $900 W10 avenir motor ;) We pretty much just tore everything off, took off the head, and prepped the block to get it ready for the VE head. And yes.... we did all this in the trunk of the Supercharged Previa! haha~

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET003.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET002.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET005.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET006.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET007.jpg

Money shot!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET004.jpg

This motor is SOOO clean under the VC!!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET010.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET008.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET012.jpg

Head taken apart~
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET016.jpg

Pistons looked fine, just a tad dirty....
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET020.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET021.jpg

So we'll make Luis clean it up!! :smile:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET017.jpg

Look ma! No more carbon!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/DET023.jpg

[Straitup D]

lookin clean,

i thought that i was the only dude that worked out of the back of a minnie van?? oh well lol

[rmyc]

WOW!! how'd i miss this.. I like.. btw what brand paint cans.. they are might strong.. i almost bought 3 t25 kits today.. but i'm controlling my buying bug..

Euro eh?

[Lu:s]

Crap I forgot we took that thing apart in the minivan.

[P11Gdub]

damn, that head is super clean. i'd be happy to take that VC off your hands.

[hiimj0ne]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day17.jpg

Nice jackstands. :)

[dsigns]

Hey where my shout out and pics of the pulleys on??

[SuperblkStalion]

^^^^ he sold em to me for a $50 profit.

[akuma810]

oh wow sick! now if only venus would give me good deals like that!

[dsigns]

^^^^ he sold em to me for a $50 profit.

Whoa, you got ripped off.:lol:

[Mautai916]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day17.jpg

Nice jackstands. :)

Hell yeah~ Those paint buckets are the shiet!

Hey where my shout out and pics of the pulleys on??

Shout out: Big thanks to D for the AWESOME BRAND NEW 4-pc UR pulley's at a great price!! Me and my car loves you :)

Whoa, you got ripped off.:lol:

Tell me bouts it! He told me the pulleys were red, but when i got there... its was like... hot pink....

[92_G20_SE]

damn you just won't stop don't you martin;)...J/K man, keep us posted on the progress, can't wait to see the finished product, GL


Rob

[krookednose7]

lookin' good in tha neighborhood! that shit looks ridiculously clean and for $900, that's a steal! love the money shot too. imma try to catch you on aim and bug you with questions! MUAHAHAHA!!!

j/k. cant wait to see more....

[rmyc]

clock goes tick tock

[SuperblkStalion]

man, this thing looks beter and better everytime i see it. its almost done, he plans to boost that 1.6 real soon.

[Lu:s]

clock goes tick tock

He stopped working on his car over a week ago. Didn't you see his part out at the SR20 forum classifieds?

[SuperblkStalion]

http://www.sr20forum.com/turbo/209308-not-turbo-but-supercharger-need-increase-power-little-help-ga16de.html hey Martin, seems you can supercharge the ga16 like u originally wanted to.

[KwikyMAN]

martin the unstoppable...fo sho.

[Mautai916]

DAY 3

Finally! More pictures! Anyhoo, Got the motor fully assembled and rdy to drop in! Not much really left to say, ill just let the pics do the talking ;)


from main seal removed
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4041.jpg

new vs old
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4040.jpg

new seal installed http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4042.jpg


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Now this portion of the post is dedicated to Dsigns for hooking me up with some AWESOME pulleys!!

So i drove for 1 hr to finally go see this guy that i have never been able to see for like the past 2-3 years that i've been on the forum and he's only 1 hr away! haha. Anyhoo.... I drive for an hr to pick up some UR pulleys from him, and got more than what i had expected :naughty:

The box the pulleys came in
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4006.jpg

The box was opened JUST enough to show me the color/condition of the pulleys... they haven't even been taken out of the box yet!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4007.jpg


taking them out of the box for the VERY first time ;)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4009.jpg

puurrrttyy arn't they? :cool:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4013.jpg

DE vs UR pulleys
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4015.jpg

ps pump and crank pulleys - size comparison
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4019.jpg

alternator and wp pulleys - size comparison
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4020.jpg

motor with stock pulleys (except mossy VE crank pulley)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4002.jpg

UR pulleys installed!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4025.jpg

Yes.... thanks a lot to Dsigns for this~ :cool:
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some pics of the motor assembled on the engine stand
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4032.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4034.jpg

here you can see the oil lines for for VE head and my VDO electronic oil psi gauge :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4029.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4031.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4028.jpg

Clutchnet sprung 6-puck disc i will be using :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4043.jpg

my 6-puck resting on a Fidanza 8.5 lbs flywheel :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4048.jpg

covered with my SPEC stage 2+ PP. Yeah their discs suck ass, but their PP's are awesome!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4052.jpg

I also tried to clock my turbo upwards because when it points downwards, it hits my front mount. You will need some GIANT snap ring pliers in order to do so because those snap rings are HUGE. Or... you can do what i did... :) Go to Harbor Freight and get some 16'' needle nose pliers and mod them to work!!

For sale @ Harbor Freight for 12.99!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4080.jpg

Take a dremel and use a grinding stone to cut grooves in it so it can retain the snap ring when you attempt to get it out. Otherwise the snap ring will just slide off the needle nose pliers. *Note* Use the 90* angled snap ring pliers cause its the only one that will work.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4081.jpg

Compressor housing removed just for kicks. No need to remove if your just clocking it up, but i wanted to take a look inside :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4082.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4079.jpg

[rushmatic]

best thread every martin your nuts btw

[rmyc]

Nice man.. just imagine if ur cam swap never went bad.. ud probably still be in the same boat as all us newbies

[kid94_G20_92]

haha holy crap...Martin, the mad scientist!

Props to you man! Awesome work.

[92_G20_SE]

holly moly that thign is looking better than ever.


Rob

[SuperblkStalion]

Nice man.. just imagine if ur cam swap never went bad.. ud probably still be in the same boat as all us newbies


i take credit for that one. Ain't that right Martin?

[SER REAL]

Looks good bro. Can't wait to see this thing breathing some fire!!! Pulleys are sooo much easier to install with the motor out!!! LOL

[SuperblkStalion]

Looks good bro. Can't wait to see this thing breathing some fire!!! Pulleys are sooo much easier to install with the motor out!!! LOL


pffft, you obviously dont know Martin. he installed the motor, put on the head, took engine out, installed turbo, putit back in, took motor out, put pulleys on, put motor back on, then took it out to give it a good clean with a toothbrush and sweat from Chuck Norris(ok well he just used a mix of Simple Green and Arm and Hammer Baking Soda toothpaste since Chuck Norris doesn't sweat. But i heard Chuck Norris tears cure cancer....too bad he never cries.) he expects nothing but perfection with this motor.

[Mautai916]

pffft, you obviously dont know Martin. he installed the motor, put on the head, took engine out, installed turbo, putit back in, took motor out, put pulleys on, put motor back on, then took it out to give it a good clean with a toothbrush and sweat from Chuck Norris(ok well he just used a mix of Simple Green and Arm and Hammer Baking Soda toothpaste since Chuck Norris doesn't sweat. But i heard Chuck Norris tears cure cancer....too bad he never cries.) he expects nothing but perfection with this motor.

:smile:

[Mautai916]

Nice man.. just imagine if ur cam swap never went bad.. ud probably still be in the same boat as all us newbies

i take credit for that one. Ain't that right Martin?


+1. That bad cam swap was hillarious.... i took off that damn chain tensioner like 25 times cause we kept trying differing things to see if it would work~ But ya... bad s3 cam swap lead me to this and a couple awesome friends ;) Turned out better than i expected :)

[rmyc]

+1. That bad cam swap was hillarious.... i took off that damn chain tensioner like 25 times cause we kept trying differing things to see if it would work~ But ya... bad s3 cam swap lead me to this and a couple awesome friends ;) Turned out better than i expected :)

after that.. i dont think i will ever install my 91 intake cam on my DD

[SuperblkStalion]

:smile:

u hate to say it, but i wanna be like Martin(ala be like Mike). boosting a vvl.

[SuperblkStalion]

if it wasn't for that crappy S3 cam install, i would never have met such a great friend like Martin. i know it was at ur motors expense but i am sure glad to have met such a great person like him. i toast this shot of vodka to u my friend!!!!

[TE's02p11G]

You took the motor out again?! I am off after 6pm tomorrow... call me if you need a hand. Friday morning I am flying back to LA! So let me know f00! Peace!

[Lu:s]

if it wasn't for that crappy S3 cam install, i would never have met such a great friend like Martin. i know it was at ur motors expense but i am sure glad to have met such a great person like him. i toast this shot of vodka to u my friend!!!!

I know.. and if you guys hadn't needed the help of a real man -->ME, I would never have met Martin and started him towards the path of destruction.

[SuperblkStalion]

^^^again, i take total credit for that.

[TE's02p11G]

^^^^ I actually met Martin first! And I was the first to help him out with his suspension. So that means I supercede you all!!!!!! :teeth:

[Loek]

Still I would recommend to relocate the oil-pressure gauge sender. It seems you are using a brass adapter: it will crack or tear in due course. Please do not let happen to you what happened to me, time ago. I narrowly escaped a huge oil-leak....

[SuperblkStalion]

that brass fitting is actually pretty beefy and its been coated with martin's manjuice so it shouldnt break at all.

[Gally14]

just subscribing.

[P11Gdub]

after the swap, it'll only take an hour to get to South Bay, instead of 2.

[Lu:s]

that brass fitting is actually pretty beefy and its been coated with martin's manjuice so it shouldnt break at all.

Yep.. that and the VDO gauge sender is about 1/4 the weight of an autometer one, plus the oil line is taking some of the load as well. And I'm sure Martin's manjuice helps too.

[rmyc]

i'v seen an adaper plate that goes between the oil filter. why not use on of those to power the vdo sender and feed oil to the turbo?

[Lu:s]

i'v seen an adaper plate that goes between the oil filter. why not use on of those to power the vdo sender and feed oil to the turbo?

He doesn't need an oil line for the turbo. He is using a Avenir block so he is using the stock banjo bolt oil and water lines on the front of the block.

[rmyc]

He doesn't need an oil line for the turbo. He is using a Avenir block so he is using the stock banjo bolt oil and water lines on the front of the block.

i was indirectly trying to get an answer for me de+t swap with out thread jacking :scared:

[UncleShasta]

popcorn: subscribing...

[j-tek]

popcorn: subscribing...

same here.............. man i wish i live in sacramento

[Mautai916]

haha~! I forgot to post a day. LOL. This was before the motor was fully assembled. More pics of the motor DURING the process of being assembled :)

Just a big thanks to jorge (superblkstalion) and Luis (Lu:s) for all help so far and making this swap go as far as it has!

Here's Luis making sure everyting is going according to plan :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET054.jpg

Here's jorge (superblkstalion)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET026.jpg

maybe you can see him a little more clearly in this pic ;)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET068.jpg

Btw, jorge is now Mr. Port & polish, porting the avenir exhaust mani ports to match the VE ports :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET025.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET027.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET049.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET050.jpg

Luis taping the oil outlet to 1/8 npt to supply oil to the VE head thur the oil lines and to supply oil to the VDO oil pressure sensor.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET028.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET029.jpg

finished product
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET042.jpg

VET metal headgaskets are sooo sexy :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET031.jpg


me and luis bolting down the head and torque to specs according to fsm
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET052.jpg

the crazy torque machine!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET056.jpg

[rmyc]

nice!.. maybe now u can beat the van

[SuperblkStalion]

^^ actually the minivan is boosted aswell. maybe....just maybe Martin will have a chance now. Martin having a laugh reviewing the pics http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/images2/HaroldandKumar4.jpg

[rmyc]

who's beside him? nismo ninja?

[Lu:s]

I just realized how freaking big my ears are. Thanks Martin.

[SuperblkStalion]

^^^ what are you talking about?? mine are bigger than yours...along with other parts of my body hehe.

[Lu:s]

^^^ what are you talking about?? mine are bigger than yours...along with other parts of my body hehe.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET026.jpg Yeah you do have a big ass head!

[SuperblkStalion]

Bastardo!!!!!!

[SuperblkStalion]

fock!!! guess while i am chopping up the bumper this weekend ima try n get my cv boot repaired. grease all over the place now.

[Mautai916]

Day 5

The motor is in!! :) So the motor is in..... what else is left to do? intercooler piping (custom), get new belts for UR pulleys, hook up remaining water lines, drill tap new holes for compressor housing to mount wastegate (since i clocked turbo upwards, the mounting bracket for the wastgate has shifted), bolt on turbo, mount intercooler and connect piping = running motor :) sooo close!!

Btw, when doing motor swaps.... having an engine balancer makes the job soooo much easier!

Motor fully assembled (front)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4054.jpg

(back)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4057.jpg


Motor's ready to be slapped in!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4059.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4060.jpg


almost there!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4071.jpg

.... and we're in!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4073.jpg



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After bolting on the head, we went ahead and bolted down the intake manifold and found a little problem. Due to the closeness of the of the oil filter housing and the corner of the intake manifold, we were unable to bolt on the intake manifold from the DET/VE hybrid. Nothing major, just a little grinding fixed that problem right away :)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET076.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET075.jpg

Mr Port & Polish to the rescue!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET086.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET085.jpg

This was AFTER we grinded it down. Nothing major, just about 1/4'' of grinding.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET088.jpg

All you have seen is the porting... well here's his polishing skillz!!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET057.jpg


Stay tuned for the next update! This is where it gets exciting: making custom IC piping ;)

[Dane]

For a project like this you are making good time.

[j-tek]

few questions;

- is this the motor off of rich? if so; what happened the original ve in the car??

- and was wondering if you guys would be willing to work on other car like; help me drop a det engine in my p10 :naughty: i live in san jose

- this dude needs safety goggles :shifty:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/VET086.jpg

[SHigSpeed]

Nice progress, but... The motor is out of the car, DETAIL THE ENGINE BAY!!!

You won't have this opportunity for at least 6 months (hopefully longer!:lol:).

Can't wait to see/hear this thing in action.

_SHig

[SuperblkStalion]

^^actually Scott the engine has been i the car for a few days. looking to start it up today if all the piping is done correctly.

[Lu:s]

^^actually Scott the engine has been i the car for a few days. looking to start it up today if all the piping is done correctly.

Actually it only took about 2 days of work to do everything you see here. It took Martin 3 weeks to upload the pictures with his 14.4 modem :teeth:

[Lu:s]

Nice progress, but... The motor is out of the car, DETAIL THE ENGINE BAY!!!

You won't have this opportunity for at least 6 months (hopefully longer!:lol:).

Can't wait to see/hear this thing in action.

_SHig

Is your car done yet? Detail engine bays? Who does that :D I just finished installing a nismo diff in the SR16 tranny. Fits like a glove :D

[KwikyMAN]

who's beside him? nismo ninja?

I can't tell you how many times i've heard that..."OMG YOU LOOK JUST LIKE KUMAR!!!"

[rmyc]

^ hahaha..

--

so whould you not recomed me turbo's a ve block?

[P10 WRC]

i can't believe i have not seen this thread until now. looking good man

[Mautai916]

Day 6 - Intercooler piping!

Well for starters, the intercooler i got is really beefy and if hung directly below the bumper support, it would be hanging below the bumper. To compensate, i trimmed the inside of my front bumper support just a little to accomadate for the massive intercooler :)

stock bumper front bumper support
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6002.jpg

me trimming away on the front bumper support
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6003.jpg

the amount i trimmed off
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6005.jpg

intercooler nicely tucked under. This is only for fitment purposes, so the intercooler might be a little bit lower when it is all finished.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6012.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6013.jpg

Luis cutting the first u-bend! (cutting like a girl) ;)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6014.jpg

Luis must of heard my comment and thus showed me how real men cut piping!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6015.jpg


pic of hot piping finished. We used Hotshot's candycane pipe and modded it slightly. All we did was just cut off the last bend of the piping so we can turn it in a different direction. This was mainly because originally the end of the candy cane would point directly at the a/c compressor. We cut the end pipe, and pointed it more towards the front of the motor instead. You can see where we cut but the location of the black coupler.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6022.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6018.jpg

close up of how close the hot piping is to the A/C line
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6033.jpg

another close up
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6023.jpg

cold piping on bottom
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6040.jpg

cold piping on top. FYI, we reused the stock DET BOV with pipe attached and the stock 3'' rubber 90* bend. Nothing too fancy. I actualyl kinda like it :) The cold piping will temporarily stay like this due to the amount of time i have to finish this project in. It may or may not change down the road. Btw, this is pretty much how HotShot's I/C piping is :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6043.jpg

me measuring how to connect top + bottom cold pipes
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6048.jpg

top view of the top piping going down to connect to the bottom cold piping
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6060.jpg

bottom view of top + bottom piping all connected!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6061.jpg

pic of piping for compressor inlet. Most likely it will be trimmed, but you get the idea ;)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6052.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6050.jpg

All the piping is just a "rough" sketch of how im going to route it. It will get welded tomorrow, along with a fresh coat of black paint ;)

[Dane]

Looking good, I wish I had the skill and guts it takes to tackle a project like this. Good luck with the rest of the install.

[92_G20_SE]

don't forget to add some more tape when you get it done to make sure it won't move:p


Rob

[j-tek]

sa-weeeeet :naughty:

[SHigSpeed]

Man, looks a lot like what I was doing today with LOW612s GTiR and his 3" exhaust piping. DAMN it's tight in there. Not perfect, but much better than what he had in there!

Keep the updates coming!

_SHig

[rmyc]

mark the pipes with sharpie so u know where to weld

[SuperblkStalion]

don't forget to add some more tape when you get it done to make sure it won't move:p


Rob

thats what i told him. electrical or carpenters tape will hold boost just fine.

[Lu:s]

thats what i told him. electrical or carpenters tape will hold boost just fine.

I think the intercooler could use some more string too.

[junknstuff]

*droooool* i'll come take a look at that beast when i get back marty...sexy sleeper!

[SuperblkStalion]

http://www.radioopensource.org/wp-content/icanhascheezburger.jpg sorry but i find this pic soo funny

[Mautai916]

mark the pipes with sharpie so u know where to weld

hah~ you dun think i honestly just used tape now did ya ;) The tapes just to hold in place and test for fitment. :)

[P11Gdub]

damn, the Sacto G's are f*cking hardcore. looking good, Marty.

[SuperblkStalion]

fyi guys, polishing your toenails with a dremel is a piece of cake.

[SuperblkStalion]

hey Rick http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/rick%20astley%20aint%20too%20proud% 20jap%203inch.jpg and i are just wondering whats going on with the projekt?

[LilAznFishinDude]

His away message for the past few days said he's been wrenching :) I wanna know what's he's been doing, too.

[Mautai916]

Just a quick update: Been really busy lately so i haven't had much time to do much wrenching. But what i HAVE done is get all the Intercooler piping finished, painted, and finally installed :) I got my Z32 maf in the mail today so everything is pretty much ready to start. Just a little bit of touching up, but overall, everything is pretty much done :) Stay tuned for more pics tomorrow! I hope to get her started thursday, not cause i have a lot of stuff left to work on, but just cause of busy :)

[LilAznFishinDude]

Yay.

[rushmatic]

martin your killin me on the pix, i need an update... oh yea whats the euro spec part agian?
rush

[akuma810]

get the gfd downpipe and be down with it! i want a ride pleasee

[Mautai916]

Woohoo! Its getting closer and closer! Almost to the finish line now! So this time i finished all my intercooler piping. Got it all welded, cleaned and painted :) I also clocked my w10 turbo UP and modded to reuse the stock wastegate bracket. No need for anything custom! Just reusing original parts :) Enjoy!

First off, i got all my pipes welded at A1 Muffler. Great job, good people. Highly recommended if you need any welding done in Sacramento, CA! :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day715.jpg

drilled + tapped for water temp. Use a 1/8 NPT tap
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day71.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day72.jpg

Gots the water line to the turbo. Just pick up a T from any Help! secion in your local auto store.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day73.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day712.jpg



intercooler piping finished!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day78.jpg

waiting to be painted
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day79.jpg

ahh, who knew black paint can be so sexy ;)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day710.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day726.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day711.jpg



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How To: Clock up turbo utilizing stock parts

First, get a HUGE pair of snap ring pliers to take off the snap ring in order to remove the compressor housing on the t25. I recommend going to Harbor Freight and picking up a set of 16'' needle nose pliers.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4080.jpg

Remember, you hafta cut some grooves in it or else the snap rings will just slip off. For $14.00 out the door, you just can't get a better deal ;)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4081.jpg

compressor off with stock brackets
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day4082.jpg

remove stock brackets, position new brackets where you want them, mark with sharpie, then drill + tap
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day718.jpg

drilled and tapped :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day719.jpg

NEXT, in order to reuse your stock wastegate bracket, you have to mod it a little in order for it to fit in the new position after clocking the turbo. Otherwise it will just get in the way of the compressor outlet.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day717.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day716.jpg

wastegate modified :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day720.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day721.jpg

wastegate + bracket mounted on turbo
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day722.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day724.jpg

Compressor housing mounted back on turbo + manifold
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day77.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day76.jpg

Now WHY/ HOW does this work to your advantage? So that the wastegate sits properly in its new position and pushes the rod STRAIGHT out in stead of in a slanted position.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day74.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day75.jpg

IMPORTANT: When removing all the stock brackets on the turbo, remember to leave this ONE bolt in and put some orange RTV on it to seal it up. Its because that one hole is drilled completely thru the compressor housing. If you don't seal it up, you will have one nasty boost leak, and YES, it comes like this stock so just remember to plug it up.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day713.jpg

[Dane]

Stop typing and start wrenching, I want to see Dyno numbers.

[SuperblkStalion]

damn martin, hecka pics. hey i dont think there will be soccer practice today(too hot) so i may show up early. i'll txt u when i know.

[rmyc]

nice

[akuma810]

oo sexy, so how much left to do?

[P11Gdub]

looking good, i love the stealth FMIC.

[Gally14]

Looks wicked, can't wait to see the final product!

[LilAznFishinDude]

I gotta check this thing out again. He said he's wrenching ALLL day today :naughty:

[Lu:s]

KABOOOM

[SHigSpeed]

not funny! STFU! WTF!?

Say it ain't so!

[rmyc]

Say it ain't so!
I will never know
Turn the lights down
carry me home

[Mautai916]

Remember this day: Aug, 24th about 9:30pm. The VE-T took its first breath!

:smoke:

[DemonAstroth]

:thumbsup:

Demon

[Dane]

Oh my gosh, I want to have one, either VE or turbo, and you have both. Share with the rest of us will ya.

[schwen]

Say it ain't so!
I will never know
Turn the lights down
carry me home


nana, nana, nana nananana, nananananananananana....


Martin, the passenger dual will be shipped on tuesday. Thanks and congratulations for that engine.

[SuperblkStalion]

the turbo burned off martin's eyebrows.....but atleast it works.

[Mautai916]

nana, nana, nana nananana, nananananananananana....


Martin, the passenger dual will be shipped on tuesday. Thanks and congratulations for that engine.

Thanks schwen. Pm me the total after it ships. ;-)

[Lu:s]

not funny! STFU! WTF!?

Say it ain't so!

Of course it worked! I touched it! ;) It didn't sound very loud at all considering it had no exhaust :D

[rmyc]

Martin, where the Vids?

[Black95G20]

Of course it worked! I touched it! ;) It didn't sound very loud at all considering it had no exhaust :D

I love how cars sound with no exhaust, i was doing a gasket replacement on my cat-back and fired it up with no muffler attached, it sounded nice.

Congrats on gettin the setup going, button her up and get her on the rollers, let us know how she does :thumbsup:

[P11Gdub]

time to visit Cow Town!

[j-tek]

time to visit Cow Town!


when r u planning to mike??? i wanna go check it out as well :naughty:

[SuperblkStalion]

big shout out to Martin for his project and for deleting my cars fangs. (i.e. he fixed my intercooler piping today, car looks sooooo sleeper now) just waiting on a Dp and his car should be good to go. seems martin is good with intercooler piping but sucks at fog light installations.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w4/superblkstalion_photos/done.jpg

[NismoG20T]

dyno!!! i wanna see the numbers!

[Lu:s]

big shout out to Martin for his project and for deleting my cars fangs. (i.e. he fixed my intercooler piping today, car looks sooooo sleeper now) just waiting on a Dp and his car should be good to go. seems martin is good with intercooler piping but sucks at fog light installations.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w4/superblkstalion_photos/done.jpg

Finally! I guess that means you guys are done with my chop saw then..

[SuperblkStalion]

^^^ not quite, martin wants to cut off a couple branches from a tree and i will need it to cut up my footlong sandwich i plan to make tommorrow for lunch.

[Mautai916]

Finally! I guess that means you guys are done with my chop saw then..

what chop saw? :shifty:

[rmyc]

what chop saw? :shifty:

isnt it a grinder not a saw

[Lu:s]

isnt it a grinder not a saw

A really big grinder?

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6015.jpg

[krookednose7]

the tool is a chop saw; the disc used to cut the metal is technically a grinding disc.

[Mautai916]

again.... like i said.... what chop saw? :shifty:

[krookednose7]

oh i mean what chop saw?

[rmyc]

Whats Dewalt?? G20 ppl are only allowed to use harbor freight tools

[SuperblkStalion]

A really big grinder?

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day6015.jpg


is that what that is? i thought it was just like in that movie Dumb and Dumber and when Lloyd Christmas was getting his toes nails grinded down and sparks were flying. maybe u were giving yourself a pedicure or something. oopsie.

[SuperblkStalion]

http://www.forumspile.com/Thread-Love_so_much.jpg

[SHigSpeed]

Whats Dewalt?? G20 ppl are only allowed to use harbor freight tools

<LOL> I have the EXACT same one FTW!

_SHig

[rmyc]

^^^ Lu:s see Martin doesnt have your cutoff saw SHig has it

[SHigSpeed]

Heh... You can borrow it any time you want. Don't use is so much any more since I got the big 'ol horizontal bandsaw. No sparks, no deafness, no slag, no welder's cough...

_SHig

[Black94G20t]

wow excellent thread looks nice makes me wanna boost my p10

[Lu:s]

Heh... You can borrow it any time you want. Don't use is so much any more since I got the big 'ol horizontal bandsaw. No sparks, no deafness, no slag, no welder's cough...

_SHig

I learned about home wiring/electricity the first time I used it 2 years or so ago. And to RMYC, it's my saw, Martin's Harbor Freight tools weren't big enough :D

Luis

[Mautai916]

foo! im sponsored by harbor freight! hahah!

[SuperblkStalion]

yup, they opened a store right around the corner from us.

[Mautai916]

DAY 7


So we got her running but haven't updated yet... so here it goes! Thhe car turned over on the 2nd attempt. We realized that the injectors were frozen so we attached each injector indvidualy to a 12v source (car battery) and unfroze them that way. Then the car just turned over! :) Suprisingly the motor is extremely quiet for not having a downpipe! Yes, she's currently running an open exhaust cause my new DP will be here tomorrow from GoFastDepot ;) Anyhoo i drove the car around the block as is and everything seemed like it was good. Ill be doing one last final inspection prior to me driving her like the way she wants it ;)

For today all i did was wrap things up and installed my gauges. Very simple and straight forward installation. Very nice, stock looking gauges. Big thanxs to ChrisCar for the first installs ( http://www.sr20forum.com/technical-information-library/143411-gauge-installation-writeup-gauges.html):)

First i had to cut the PS line due to the fact that it was in the way of the intercooler. Nothing special, just trimmed it and slaped a hose to connect both ends. Works awesome :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7002.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7005.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7007.jpg

Time to make a custon DIN plate due to the fact that i was too damn cheap to spend $20 bucks for one ;) This was free since i was given a small sheet of "foam pvc" board.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7018.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7030.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7028.jpg

wires connected
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7033.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7040-1.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7036.jpg

Gauges installed~
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/gauge002.jpg

Pic of lights at night look pretty good. But i already have blue LED's to replace them ;)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/gauge006.jpg

a picture i forgot to post: how i connected my boost gauge: I installed a "T" from a nipple on the VE intake mani. It connects to the bov (left), boost gauge (mid) and intake mani (right)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7044.jpg

Installed a 300zx fuel filter. Since it costs the same as OEM ($10), why not go bigger right ;)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7046.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7048.jpg

motor as she currently stands, still haven't put on headshield for the exhaust mani yet
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7056.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7058.jpg


Front view of the I/C
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7060.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7061.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7063.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/day7065.jpg

[DemonAstroth]

Great job man... it seems everything is pretty much ready.

Demon

[rmyc]

great job man.. I Liiiiike.. now back to Kim Kardashian

[SuperblkStalion]

Vet is played out mang. time to tell em the new project Martin....Vet+t!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rmyc]

i'm going to ditch my cams.. and install servos on each lobe location.. that ways i can have the most super vVVtech out there.. just imagine the raw power you could make with that setup

[EvilYak]

i'm going to ditch my cams.. and install servos on each lobe location.. that ways i can have the most super vVVtech out there.. just imagine the raw power you could make with that setup

joke...?

anyways, ya know you can't actually DRIVE without headlights OR a front bumper, marty

[rmyc]

joke...?


wouldnt be a joke if i had the money.. i think i could do the setup for under $3,000

[SuperblkStalion]

Martin is a Martyr for the g20 community i say.

[Lu:s]

joke...?

anyways, ya know you can't actually DRIVE without headlights OR a front bumper, marty

I dunno, you should see what passes off as a car in Sacramento these days. Remember that weird motorcycle/civic we saw Martin?

[rushmatic]

that is sucha sleeper@!

[Mautai916]

sleeper is my middle name ;)

[rmyc]

make sure you let us know the cost of this once ur done

[krookednose7]

wow. bravo. fuck man i am simply amazed dude. seemed like you guys threw it together out of box that was so quick.....

[UncleShasta]

simply amazing! are you the first DET+VVL? not VE+T?

[Dane]

^^He did a VE+T.

[NismoG20T]

^^He did a VE+T.

he did not turbo his VE...he said it was weak. so he bought a W10 Motor and add a VE head. which i think was a smart move too. Too bad martin beat me to it.

[Black95G20]

^^He did a VE+T.

if it was a ve block there would be no need for an external oil line to bring oil up to the ve cams. . . .


Looks good man, I like it :thumbsup:

[SuperblkStalion]

he did a ev+t...or was it tv+e??????

[KwikyMAN]

e=mc^2 + t. duh.

[UncleShasta]

hahaha, didn't mean for it to get that technical

[rmyc]

hahaha.. guys hejust did an h22 swap and sleeved it to 2.0

[Mautai916]

Update: Car drives very nicely. But we got 2 minor problems: Car missfires a little when we redline with low cams, but missfires a lot once the big cams engage. Getting new plugs cause i was still rocking the old plugs from my VE. Ill be getting bkr7e's this time. Also, not to mention my battery was at 12v since i haven't ran the car is a long time. Having it charge back up to 14v should help a little.

Ok... so tats my first problem...... 2nd problem.... Luis broke my axle while we were testing the car for the first time at full boost..... he broke it and left.... that asshole.... :dead:
















LOL'z j/k. Na, not his fault, but he WAS the one driving the car when it broke! Here's what sucks...... we drove it under boost the first time for ~ 15 mins and he broke the passenger axle. The worst part is that i never got to drive it!!! WTF! lol!!! :surprised But anyhoo we broke the axle WITHOUT the cams engaged. torquey bastard...

[junknstuff]

...But anyhoo we broke the axle WITHOUT the cams engaged. torquey bastard...

way to brag....lol jk

good to hear it's going to haul ass then! get that ish on teh dyno!!!:scream:

[Lu:s]

I think we should all look at the positives.. Martin and I now know that his LSD works..

[Mautai916]

mini-update: fuack! the threads on the axle are messed up and i can't get the damn 36mm nut on the axle.... arrrg!! i dun wanna replace that cause i gota tear it all apart again..... guess i gotta find a way to fix the threads ..... its not even catching right now...

[SHigSpeed]

Just file the first few off. No big deal. Were you whackin' on it with a BFH without a nut on it perhaps?

_SHig

[Mautai916]

Just file the first few off. No big deal. Were you whackin' on it with a BFH without a nut on it perhaps?

_SHig

i just finished filing off the first few with my dremel... i filed 1/2 last night till it got dark. The threads were a little fucked when i got them from the junk yard. Anyhoo, big props to Shig for reminding me that pink/pull was 1/2 off yesterday!
:thumbsup:

[SuperblkStalion]

pink/pull

what was pink?????

[rmyc]

aah the axel nut, reminds me when i was trying to loosed the axel nut with like 1000ft/lbs. then noticed after 5mins i was tightening and not loosening

[jrmnet]

mini-update: fuack! the threads on the axle are messed up and i can't get the damn 36mm nut on the axle.... arrrg!! i dun wanna replace that cause i gota tear it all apart again..... guess i gotta find a way to fix the threads ..... its not even catching right now...


Been there before w/the axel nut. That sux.

i just finished filing off the first few with my dremel... i filed 1/2 last night till it got dark. The threads were a little fucked when i got them from the junk yard. Anyhoo, big props to Shig for reminding me that pink/pull was 1/2 off yesterday!
:thumbsup:

I hope that worked for you - I tried that once and I think I ended up needing to get another axle. Son of a b....!

[Mautai916]

Day 8

Woohoo. Fixed that stupid axle and finally got the car on the road. Car sounds nice and feels great. When we took it out the first time around for a drive, she only hit 6 psi and it felt AWESOME. Did a pressure check when i got home, found 2 leaks, fixed them, went out and hit 9 psi! Woohoo! big difference! hahah.

Ill get more vids later, but for now here's how she sounds with an open downpipe. amazingly, its not really that loud considering that there's no exhaust hooked up ;)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/th_Day8vid.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/?action=view&current=Day8vid.flv)



BROKEN AXLE!!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8007.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8008.jpg


*A quick note on passenger axles* Its hard to find LSD passenger axles. The other solution is to get a NON-LSD axle and install it, but just make sure that you use the non-lsd axle BRACKET in order to fit. So in short, use lsd axle bracket with lsd axle, and non lsd axle with non lsd axle bracket. Both axles are the same length, just make sure you have the same corresponding bracket :)

New axle (bottom) and old axle (top)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8010.jpg

here you can see the diff in the axle brackets. They mount onthe same location on the block. The only diff is the bracket.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8011.jpg


Here's the axle that i got from pick n' pull for $26 bucks on 1/2 price day :) I had to dremel off the first few threads because it was smashed when i got to it. Problem fixed!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8015.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8016.jpg


My new VRS 2.5'' avenir downpipe!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8001.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8002.jpg

I had some extra high temp paint on left over from painting the VET's heatshields... so why not right? ;)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8004.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8005.jpg

Remember the nasty looking lights i had on my gauges? well... now they are replaced by TriLED's from http://www.newsouthperformance.com/

BEFORE:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/gauge006.jpg

AFTER:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8025.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/DET/VET/Day8019.jpg


Well anyhoo, the car is pretty much 95% done. It's completely drivable and so far no major problems. But i did experience a FEW minor problems.

Problems

1) idle - My car idles fine, but when i let the idle drop after shifting at high rpms (5k and over), the rpm's will drop all the way down and stall the car. SOMETIMES it will catch continue running, but i say about 80% of the time, it just dies. I do have 9 lbs fidanza fly and UR 4 pc pulley set. Possibly that i have too much weight reduction and rpm's falling too fast?

2) foul plugs - I drove it with bkr7e's gapped @ 35 and it drove FLAWLESSLY. No misfires or anything. But about 20-30 miles later, when i give the car a quick pull, it will start miss firing VERY badly. I went home and changed the plugs with some spare bkr6e's i had lying around and gapped them to 35 again. Any ideas to WHY they fouled out so fast? Now im just wondering how long the bkr6e's will last.

Im also getting my test pipe tomorrow, and hopefully get a o2 bung installed so i can do a quick wideband to get all the gremlins figured out. :)

[Dane]

Awesome progress man. I can't wait to see Dyno numbers.

[rmyc]

Nice man,!!

1- i'm confused how the axel broke? looks like at the C-clip.. does that mean the other part is left in the tranny

3- why 2.5" DP no one has 3"?

things are looking good man, i like!

[junknstuff]

still waiting for them numbers....

but damn. now what will you do with your life...lol

[jrmnet]

I thought I heard that a very light flywheel wasn't recommended for going turbo?

I don't remember why, and someone correct me if that's wrong.

Congrats again on getting it going!

[junknstuff]

I thought I heard that a very light flywheel wasn't recommended for going turbo?

I don't remember why, and someone correct me if that's wrong.


if thats true...im lacking a bday gift marty :naughty::monster:

[Mautai916]

Nice man,!!

1- i'm confused how the axel broke? looks like at the C-clip.. does that mean the other part is left in the tranny

3- why 2.5" DP no one has 3"?

things are looking good man, i like!

I have a 2.5'' exhaust so i figure i match with a 2.5'' dp. IM glad i did because the 2.5'' dp hands like 1'' BELOW the crossmember! which sucks ass cause i already scraped it once by accident... :( Im glad i didn't get 3'' cause i would have no ground clearance on my lowered G if i did :(

still waiting for them numbers....


Most likely won't be for another 2-3 months before i get numbers, but when i do, you'll know it ;)

I thought I heard that a very light flywheel wasn't recommended for going turbo?

I don't remember why, and someone correct me if that's wrong.

Congrats again on getting it going!

dunno... i forgot... i think something bout you might rev TOO fast under boost. But shoot, i have a lightened flywheel AND 4 pc UR pulleys... and boy do i LOVE it!! :)

[SuperblkStalion]

how come you never posted the "walk it out" video of you dancing when you first started the car?

[Lu:s]

I don't think the flywheel should have any adverse effects with a turbo car. I haven't noticed any such issues with my turbo car with pullies and an 8lb flywheel. As far as the idle, maybe you should try cleaning your AAC/IACV valve out. Take it off and clean it out with carb cleaner. Did you verify the timing again like I told you?

[rushmatic]

how come you never posted the "walk it out" video of you dancing when you first started the car?

i must see this!!!!!!!

[rmyc]

now walk it out walk it out

[SuperblkStalion]

yeah pullies n flywheel should be ok. its probably something else since i have those same things.

[Lu:s]

Looking at the broken axle nub.. I bet it broke because the axle carrier bracket wasn't bolted on. There was probably in and out motion and the only thing holding it together was the C-clip.. And thats where the break is..

[Cryss]

Money!!

[Mautai916]

I don't think the flywheel should have any adverse effects with a turbo car. I haven't noticed any such issues with my turbo car with pullies and an 8lb flywheel. As far as the idle, maybe you should try cleaning your AAC/IACV valve out. Take it off and clean it out with carb cleaner. Did you verify the timing again like I told you?

cam timing already verified, and iacv was cleaned prior to installing on intake mani. Alex suggested that i might be running rich thus causing a bad idle AND fouling out plugs. Gotta get this car on the wideband so we can veryify my a/f is correct :)

[KwikyMAN]

check the timing, check the vacuum hose routing + connections, check aacv, check tps.

your stalling out issue may lie in there somewhere.

as far as lightening up the crank that much, it's advised not to go below a 13 lb. flywheel. not for the fast revving down reasoning, but so you don't shoot through your revs so fast, so you can hold boost longer. but then again that's meant for higher powered turbo cars, and that can also be manipulated by changing gear ratios. since you're keeping everything "stock" 9 lbs. won't be so bad. Also, changing out the flywheel and crank pulley also opens the doors to possibility of crank walk, leading to cracked crankshafts. It's a very rare instance, so I really wouldn't call it a concern.


dunno if any of that is any help for you, but i was kinda just thinking and typing at the same time.

[Mautai916]

UPDATE

A o2 bung will be installed on my dp in the next couple of days so i can stick the wideband in and tune the lil beast ;) I will also do another pressure test to make sure that i don't have any more leaks. I did my first pressure test and fixed 3 leaks. My boost then went from 6 psi to 9 psi. Woot woot! What a difference! :scream: The idle issue is still there, so i just gotta double check all my connections/vacuum lines to make sure everything is good to go and not leaking.


So guess what i did today? I install my resonated test pipe today :) Car drives awesome! The test pipe really woke the turbo up! Drives faster, pulls harder, etc. One thing i did notice was that it made my exhaust a little deeper and just very slightly louder. It seems to have given it a nicer "growl" ;) The rear o2 sensor had to be relocated due to the fact that i didn't have space to relocate it on the test pipe.



rear 02 sensor relocate
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/relocatedrearo2.jpg

resonated test pipe vs stock cat
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/Day9testpipe001.jpg

a look inside the test pipe
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/Day9testpipe008.jpg

installed!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/Day9testpipe014.jpg

Video: Before/After test pipe. FYI - dun worry bout the "farting" sound my car makes when idle drops. Its cause my idle issue isn't fixed so its gonna be like this for now...
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/th_testpipe.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/mautai916/?action=view&current=testpipe.flv)



One thing i forgot to tell everyone is what setup im running! haha sorry guys! But no one mentioned! I updated on post 1 also.

VET SETUP:
VE-T Hybrid. W10 bottom end + VE head
w10 turbo + stock wastegate @ 9psi
Custom IC piping. 2'' hot side, 2.25'' cold
Z32 MAF
JWT ECU
370 injectors @ 4 bar
2.5'' VRS downpipe
2.5'' VRS cat back + Magnaflow resonator/muffler
stock sr20ve cams @ 5000k activation untill dyno tuned
9 lbs Fidanza flywheel
SPEC PP
6-puck Clutchnet clutch (spung)
4 pc UR pulleys
2.5'' resonated testpipe
Walbro 190 fuel pump

[TexasP11]

Damn Martin...your car is gonna kick so much ass!! Congrats brotha!

[KwikyMAN]

Lookin good brotha man..sounds pretty mean...but in teh sound clip it kinda sounds like the car uh..."farts" when you let off the gas completely. lol, it's pretty funny, but i'm sure it sounds way more wicked in real life. keep it up!

[Mautai916]

Lookin good brotha man..sounds pretty mean...but in teh sound clip it kinda sounds like the car uh..."farts" when you let off the gas completely. lol, it's pretty funny, but i'm sure it sounds way more wicked in real life. keep it up!

dun worry bout the "farting" sound my car makes when idle drops. Its cause my idle issue isn't fixed so its gonna be like this for now... :stare:

[P11Gdub]

all i can say is, "wow" and poop myself. you're a maniac!

[SHigSpeed]

So quiet still... The "before" was damn near stock. It's the anti-SHig's-VE sound!

Oh, and that rear O2? What did I say about letting Joe Slagrod weld on your exhaust? Yikes...

_SHig

[rushmatic]

verrry nice martin... what do put the price mark at with this setup..? what are some warnings you'd throw out there..?
rush

[SuperblkStalion]

hey Scott, think you can fiz a lil booboo i did on one of my pipes? i just need basically a tack weld on one of the intercooler pipes? have time this weekend?

[SuperblkStalion]

verrry nice martin... what do put the price mark at with this setup..? what are some warnings you'd throw out there..?
rush
this whole set up was under $199.95(in my dreams)

[Mautai916]

So quiet still... The "before" was damn near stock. It's the anti-SHig's-VE sound!

Oh, and that rear O2? What did I say about letting Joe Slagrod weld on your exhaust? Yikes...

_SHig

Yeah the "before" had a nice little deep tone to it. But on "after" it definietly became more "throaty" But STILL very quiet... just the way i like it... VE-ry quieT ;) Shoot... as for the welding, A1 hooks me up there very well. I really careless how good the welds look under the car as long as it works. But honestly, i wanted to vist you to se if you can hellp me with the o2 bungs... but im more of a guy that when he wants something done, i want it NOW. haha~

verrry nice martin... what do put the price mark at with this setup..? what are some warnings you'd throw out there..?
rush

TOTAL price is ~ 1600-1800

[SHigSpeed]

Yeah the "before" had a nice little deep tone to it. But on "after" it definietly became more "throaty" But STILL very quiet... just the way i like it... VE-ry quieT ;) Shoot... as for the welding, A1 hooks me up there very well. I really careless how good the welds look under the car as long as it works. But honestly, i wanted to vist you to se if you can hellp me with the o2 bungs... but im more of a guy that when he wants something done, i want it NOW. haha~



TOTAL price is ~ 1600-1800

Yeah, it works, but it ain't the purrteyest...

I guess you can say that your car will get you to 100 mph NOW much quicker than mine! You win...

$1600-$1800!? She-it! How much stuff did you recycle and not tally? My build is probably nearly a G more than that! EEK!!!

_SHig

[Lu:s]

Martin had lots of parts to recycle and sell. And on top of that he had cheap labor. He gave us all the warm beer and paint fumes we could breathe!

[Mautai916]

+1
i pretty much recycled EVERYTHING i could to make this a cheap swap. Ill break it all down later. Overall, the only things i "added" was the W10 block + turbo, IC piping, IC, test pipe, gauges, new clutch disc, and UR pulleys. Other than that, i recycled everything else that i had on my VE :)

[SHigSpeed]

hey Scott, think you can fiz a lil booboo i did on one of my pipes? i just need basically a tack weld on one of the intercooler pipes? have time this weekend?

Might have some time. Sat'dy afternoon mayhap?

Lemme know...

_SHig

[SuperblkStalion]

+1
i pretty much recycled EVERYTHING i could to make this a cheap swap. Ill break it all down later. Overall, the only things i "added" was the W10 block + turbo, IC piping, IC, test pipe, gauges, new clutch disc, and UR pulleys. Other than that, i recycled everything else that i had on my VE :)

yup, he even recycled his oil. its the same oil now as in his old engine from a year ago. anywho, i just about creamed my panties last night. martin took me for a ride....in his car.......as a passenger. man that thing feels great....his car i mean. so yeah, the vet def gets a big thumbs up.

[Lu:s]

yup, he even recycled his oil. its the same oil now as in his old engine from a year ago. anywho, i just about creamed my panties last night. martin took me for a ride....in his car.......as a passenger. man that thing feels great....his car i mean. so yeah, the vet def gets a big thumbs up.

So does that mean we can fix up your car now? You creamed on who now?

[Mautai916]

So does that mean we can fix up your car now? You creamed on who now?

yeah we can fix up the car :) getting 3bold gasket + o2 bung installed tomorrow. If you want, you can swing by fri or SAT and we'll make her run even better :)

[SuperblkStalion]

damn. well i gotta watch the kids friday night(wife is going to some concert n shit). so if u guys get bored i will be at home playing music loud till the cops come.

[gtiru12]

let me know when you are free martin.

[Lu:s]

Sunday works best for me fellas. Friday I'm at my place in Davis. Saturday I'm going to the Bay to tell my folks they are going to be grandparents!

[SHigSpeed]

Congrats!!! Welcome to the club...

_SHig

[SuperblkStalion]

Sunday works best for me fellas. Friday I'm at my place in Davis. Saturday I'm going to the Bay to tell my folks they are going to be grandparents!

have some ammonia handy in case Serg passes out.

[Lu:s]

Congrats!!! Welcome to the club...

_SHig

Thanks! You don't make the club sound very exciting ;)

[SuperblkStalion]

Luis let us know how it goes. i.e. who passes out, screams in joy(probably you), etc...

[Mautai916]

woohoo! Congrats Luis! I guess i better start taking advantage of your free time untill the baby comes and sucks it all out and we weon't see you for 18 years huh?! :)

Oh btw, got everything on the car rdy for another pressure test and wideband ;) Just lemme know when your available and we can tune this baby! :)

[SHigSpeed]

Group tune? I MAY be coming out to the Sac Pickn'Pull today... Meet? :^)

_SHig

[Lu:s]

woohoo! Congrats Luis! I guess i better start taking advantage of your free time untill the baby comes and sucks it all out and we weon't see you for 18 years huh?! :)

Oh btw, got everything on the car rdy for another pressure test and wideband ;) Just lemme know when your available and we can tune this baby! :)

Haha thanks! Well luckily my wife is very uh nice, so I should be ok either way. And having in laws/baby sitters in Sac will help too. I'll be back in town Sunday. How about Sunday afternoon?

[SuperblkStalion]

i hate you guys. you know with mexican independence day being on sunday, i will be busy at the tamales festival. but let me know what time u guys work on your cars and maybe i will be done by then,.

[SHigSpeed]

Darn, Sunday's going to be tough. Probably gonna have to be a "next time"...

[Mautai916]

Haha thanks! Well luckily my wife is very uh nice, so I should be ok either way. And having in laws/baby sitters in Sac will help too. I'll be back in town Sunday. How about Sunday afternoon?

can't do sunday. Some things came up and i couldn't get o2 bung installed till MONDAY. Im of all day sunday, if you want, your welcome and we can just do a psi test for now and im sure that will fix most probs?

i hate you guys. you know with mexican independence day being on sunday, i will be busy at the tamales festival. but let me know what time u guys work on your cars and maybe i will be done by then,.

duuuude!! i wanna go! i <3 tamales!! :)

Group tune? I MAY be coming out to the Sac Pickn'Pull today... Meet? :^)

_SHig

Hey, i can't make it to a pick/pull, but if you DO come on down, shoot me a call and swing my my place! I only live like 15 mins away from the pick/pull ;)

[SuperblkStalion]

^^ i will let u know. we have a full schedule(like always i dont know till friday). seems we have to go some place at 9am, then go to church, then some other place, then the tamales. from what i am told its gonan be hectic. but i will call u come tamale time hehe.

[Lu:s]

Well I got caught up doing a control arm removal and an intake cam install out in the Bay. Martin and I are going to meet up on Wednesday instead.

[SuperblkStalion]

^^track meet?

[Lu:s]

^^track meet?

Not yet, there are still some bugs to work out. Your car too heh. You should go so we can fix your boost leaks too.

[SuperblkStalion]

yeah probably. i have an exam on wed morning and will be soooo relieved once its over.

[Lu:s]

yeah probably. i have an exam on wed morning and will be soooo relieved once its over.

I thought you said you were already STD free as of 1/07?

[SHigSpeed]

:lol:

[SuperblkStalion]

I thought you said you were already STD free as of 1/07?

my guys have built a resistance to standard drugs.

[Lu:s]

So did I mention Martins car loves running at NA AFR's with a turbo :D

[SuperblkStalion]

^^ now you have. i take it no engine explosion last night?

[Lu:s]

No engine explosions. Just explosions of power. You should check his car out now heh.

[SuperblkStalion]

No engine explosions. Just explosions of power. You should check his car out now heh.

explosions of power huh? you sure your not talking about my crotch again? :teeth:

[rmyc]

no new pics? dyno et?